After Zhou Xuan said those words, the courtyard fell so quiet that only the faint trembling of the Supreme One Token could be heard.
The Dragon-Robed Elder did not speak immediately.
He looked at the Command Token on the table, then at the dark-gold mark on Zhou Xuan's palm. The anger he had been holding back slowly faded from his face.
Wuchen knelt beside them, sweat already beading on his forehead.
Lin Qingzhu did not sit down.
She stood at Zhou Xuan's side, her fingers resting on her Storage Ring, ready to throw out every last Life-Extending Pill and drop of Meridian-Protecting Spirit Liquid at any moment.
She cared nothing for Return to Void or the Immortal Court.
All she could see was the mark on Zhou Xuan's palm.
After a long while, the Dragon-Robed Elder finally spoke.
"The History Archive Hall can be opened."
Wuchen jerked his head up.
Even he had not expected the Alliance Leader to agree so readily.
Lin Qingzhu also let out half a breath of relief, but she had not fully lowered her guard.
Zhou Xuan did not rush to respond.
He knew the habits of old monsters like this all too well.
Agreeing was only the first step. Conditions were bound to follow.
Sure enough, the Dragon-Robed Elder raised his hand and tapped the Supreme One Token on the table.
"But I must accompany you inside personally."
Zhou Xuan's brow twitched.
The Dragon-Robed Elder continued.
"The History Archive Hall holds the most essential secret records of the Purple-Gold Immortal Vein. If you wish to investigate the Supreme One Token, the Token-Keeper Lineage, and the Return-to-Void Map, I can allow it."
"But there is one condition. Anything you discover concerning the decline of the Purple-Gold Immortal Vein's Origin Source must be relayed to me